
Director, Global Business Management
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sacramento • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Ensure growth and business retention
- Ensure and increase profitability
- Defend share of wallet in CL
- Building a trustful relationship with Customer WW Procurement Global
- Commercial Face to Customer
- Main contact for GCM Sr Leadership
- Spearheads the conceptualization and negotiation of new Global Commercial Framework
- Develops innovative strategies to improve profitability and reduce commercial risk
- Owns of rate card roadmap including commercial strategy and negotiation of renewals and re-pricings
- Responsible for commercialization of Global Strategic Programs such as DC Optimization (MOST), DC Data Foundation, DC Automation and others
- Accountable for the development, preparation and negotiation of CL pricing, tenders and RFP responses in cooperation with regional business management leads, P&L owners, SD and GAD
- Driver of innovation for all commercial aspects, business reporting, proposals, etc.
- Key contributor to Strategic Account Plan and execution of account strategy
- Directs the regional business management leads and serves as escalation point
- Serves as lead negotiator for contractual negotiations in compliance with contractual framework
- Primary customer interface to Customer’s WW Head of DC Procurement
- Primary interface to Customer’s Procurement in AMR region & secondary in APAC and EMEIA regions)
- Leads the Business Management team within the Customer GCM account (2-3 FTE)
- Secures alignment and agreement with CL P&L owners for all CL proposals
- Partners with the GCM Head, GAD, Account Exec and Account Sponsor to ensure alignment with wider company customer strategy
- Responsible for account P/L
- Retaining and improving revenue and profitability in collaboration with Country P/L owners, GCM Head and GAD
- Annual sustain / growth of revenue
- Annual growth of EBIT (total and %)
- Defend Share of wallet
- Plan for loss-making sites
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Logistics or equivalent fields is required
- A minimum of 10 years logistics operations management experience AND/OR commercial/business development experience with "big box", e-commerce or specialty retailers or 3PL company
- Strong proficiency in MS Office applications is needed.
- Language Skills English (reading, writing, and verbal)
- Intermediate mathematical, accounting, and financial skills
- Excellent verbal, written and visual/presentation communication skills.
- Must be adept at navigating within a matrixed organizational structure.
- Results-oriented and able to work and meet timelines.
- Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a complex matrix environment across multiple levels within the organization.
- Ability to motivate and inspire others to achieve.
- Ability to question and challenge existing ways of thinking.
- Experience in a “client-centric" environment with accountability for both operations metrics and client relations.
- Direct experience preparing budgets and actively participating in financial reviews with a solid understanding of standard and actual cost variances
- Has led high-performing teams.
- Can recruit, develop and motivate superior talent
Benefits
- medical
- prescription
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- health savings accounts (HSAs)
- short- and long-term disability coverage
- wellness resources
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- various paid time off programs
- paid company holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
logistics operations managementcommercial/business developmentbudget preparationfinancial reviewsmathematical skillsaccounting skillsfinancial skillsnegotiationpricing strategyRFP responses
Soft Skills
communication skillsresults-orientedability to work under pressuremulti-taskingmotivational skillsinspirational leadershipcritical thinkingclient-centric approachteam leadershipadaptability
Certifications
bachelor's degree in Engineeringbachelor's degree in Businessbachelor's degree in Logistics